1. “Turn Off, Tune Out, Turn In” by Marissa Lang
Tuesday, February 7, 2017

2. Do Now This is a two part question. Part A.
Why does Ted want to build his fort?
A. Ted wants to show his mother his building skills.
B. Ted wants to view the stained glass from outside of the house.
C. Ted no longer wants to cook for his mother.
D. Ted no longer wants to be dependent on his family.
Part B.
Which detail from the passage supports the answer to Part A?
A. “‘I’m building a fort and sleeping out in it all summer, and I won’t come in for anything, not even food. Okay?’” (p. 2)
B. “‘Also, on your dinner night, you can cook outdoors.’” (p. 11)
C. “He built the ground floor directly on the earth, with a cover of old plywood, then scattered remnant rugs that he’d asked Vida to get for him.” (p. 15)
D. “Ted woke up to see the stained glass full of light.” (p. 18)

3. Daily Report Date Agenda Objective
February 7, 2017
Agenda
Do Now
Daily Report
Do Now Review
Turn Off Tune Out Turn In
Analyzing Lang’s Argument
Close Reading - Vocab
Visual Organizer
Closure
Homework
2 Read Theory quizzes 85%+
Objective
We will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.
Standard
RI.6.4/6.8 3

4. Do Now This is a two part question. Part A.
Why does Ted want to build his fort?
A. Ted wants to show his mother his building skills.
B. Ted wants to view the stained glass from outside of the house.
C. Ted no longer wants to cook for his mother.
D. Ted no longer wants to be dependent on his family.
Part B.
Which detail from the passage supports the answer to Part A?
A. “‘I’m building a fort and sleeping out in it all summer, and I won’t come in for anything, not even food. Okay?’” (p. 2)
B. “‘Also, on your dinner night, you can cook outdoors.’” (p. 11)
C. “He built the ground floor directly on the earth, with a cover of old plywood, then scattered remnant rugs that he’d asked Vida to get for him.” (p. 15)
D. “Ted woke up to see the stained glass full of light.” (p. 18)

5. Moving On…
S L A N T

6. Remember our Objective
We will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.

7. Turn Off, Tune Out, Turn In
You were to finish reading the article and write the author’s argument in the margin of the text, highlight the reasons, and underline the evidence that supports those reasons.

8. Turn Off, Tune Out, Turn In
We will share out the arguments you found and began a chart titled “Analyzing Lang’s Argument” to uncover the reasons and evidence supporting the arguments.

9. “Analyzing Lang’s Argument”
Reasons
Evidence
“…too much texting can actually be detrimental to their teens‘ health.”
“…new technologies…give teenagers easy access to their friends 24 hours a day.”

10. Quick Write
Which sentence was most effective in supporting Lang’s argument? Why?

11. Turn Off, Tune Out, Turn In
Vocabulary:
You have read this text once for its argument, reasons, and evidence. Now, you will be reading the text to help you better understand points of view on sleep by considering challenging vocabulary in the text.
Reread the text to identify and determine the meaning of domain-specific words (words/phrases associated with a particular content area or topic – in this case, sleep) or other words with which you are unfamiliar.

12. Turn Off, Tune Out, Turn In
Vocabulary:
Let’s first discuss the terms the author uses to discuss sleep.
Take a few minutes to identify technical and unfamiliar words/phrases in the text. You will use these terms to guide your learning throughout the activity.
Add these terms to your Notebooks.

13. Turn Off, Tune Out, Turn In
Vocabulary:
You will receive blank visual organizers and work using the text to complete a visual organizer for several of the other targeted words.
Share with your elbow partner for similarities and differences when finished.

14. Closure
What part of the visual organizer was easiest to complete? Which part was the most difficult? Why?
What did you do and think about to complete each part of the visual organizer?
What did you learn about effective methods for determining the meaning of unknown words?